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call or go online now. [♪...] >>> president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq. and he has, and our heroes have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan responsibly and he is and our heroes are coming home. he promised to focus like a laser on al qaeda and he has. and our forces have eliminated more of its leadership in the last three years than in all the eight years that came before. and -- and after more -- after more than ten years without justice for thousands of americans murdered on 9/11, after mitt romney said it would be naive to go into pakistan to pursue the terrorists. it took president obama against the advice of many to give that order and finally rid this earth of osama bin laden. and osama bin laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago. >> senator john kerry on stage tonight. now back to president obama's speech. >> i don't know what party these men and women belong to. i don't know if they'll vote for me. but i know that their spirit defines us. they remind me in the words of scripture
call or go online now. [♪...] >>> president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq. and he has, and our heroes have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan responsibly and he is and our heroes are coming home. he promised to focus like a laser on al qaeda and he has. and our forces have eliminated more of its leadership in the last three years than in all the eight years that came before. and -- and after more -- after more than ten years without...
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that is the obama campaign thinks that pennsylvania is in their pocket. they don't need to worry about it. and you're right and they're wrong. we're going to win pennsylvania and we're going to take the white house. >> reporter: it could be a questionable move. not only ground does he have to make up in swing states like ohio and florida, the poll of polls show romney trailing the president by ten points. republicans have tried, but failed to win pennsylvania in recent presidential elections. just ask john mccain, who made his own last-ditch effort. >> just one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania and tomorrow, with your help, we will win! >> it's unclear what kind of resources romney would put into pennsylvania when asked whether the campaign would buy any add ads here, that's for the obama campaign to know and the romney campaign to worry about. >>> now to a a nn romney a pretty constant presence on the campaign trail and now opening up about a big concern. while campaigning in nevada she sat down to talk abo
that is the obama campaign thinks that pennsylvania is in their pocket. they don't need to worry about it. and you're right and they're wrong. we're going to win pennsylvania and we're going to take the white house. >> reporter: it could be a questionable move. not only ground does he have to make up in swing states like ohio and florida, the poll of polls show romney trailing the president by ten points. republicans have tried, but failed to win pennsylvania in recent presidential...
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obama has the upper hand in the state's 18 electoral votes. both men have been frequent visitors to ohio this year, and while romney rolls through the state on wednesday, the president will be coming through there as well. >> it's great to be in this beautiful setting. >> also this week with the first presidential debate closing in, both men will continue their debate preps. susan? >> paul, appreciate that. while the president and mitt romney are getting ready for the debate, first lady michelle obama is speaking out on voting rights. she spoke at the professional black caucus gala last night about the importance of protecting the right to vote. >> we all get a say in our democracy no matter who we are or where we're from or what we look like or who we love. so we cannot let anyone discourage us from casting our ballots. we cannot let anyone make us feel unwelcome in the voting booth. >> now, the first lady didn't specifically refer to it, but there is an election battle brewing right now over americans' access to the voting booth. a lot of st
obama has the upper hand in the state's 18 electoral votes. both men have been frequent visitors to ohio this year, and while romney rolls through the state on wednesday, the president will be coming through there as well. >> it's great to be in this beautiful setting. >> also this week with the first presidential debate closing in, both men will continue their debate preps. susan? >> paul, appreciate that. while the president and mitt romney are getting ready for the debate,...
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. >> reporter: the reason obama's yes has an asterisk -- under obama's watch, concealed weapons are now allowed on amtrak trains and in national parks. >> he's continued to pay lip service to those things but he hasn't shown real leadership in pursuing those changes. >> yes, background checks have gotten more thorough under president obama. but the big problem remains gun shows and internet. specifically unlicensed dealers selling firearms to buyers with no background check needed. president obama has supported closing the gun show loophole in the past. but the white house says his focus now is on existing laws. governor romney says no to any further regulation of gun shows. >> there's no particular change in law whothat's going to keep people who are going to do harm to do harm. >> we should do anything and everything to keep criminals from purchasing weapons. >> reporter: so obama says he wants tougher gun laws, little was done during his first term. republican governor romney has said he's done more in the past. . >>> we're looking at some of the key issues that could decide the pres
. >> reporter: the reason obama's yes has an asterisk -- under obama's watch, concealed weapons are now allowed on amtrak trains and in national parks. >> he's continued to pay lip service to those things but he hasn't shown real leadership in pursuing those changes. >> yes, background checks have gotten more thorough under president obama. but the big problem remains gun shows and internet. specifically unlicensed dealers selling firearms to buyers with no background check...
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obama doesn't own all of that. much of it is a result of a deal congress reached last year for automatic cuts when lawmakers could not agree on a budget deal and their impact on national security is debated. finally ohio governor john kasich made a crack about joe biden saying the republican vice president claims to be a good golfer. horrors. they ranked 150 golfers in washington and joe biden came in 29th with a 6.3 handicap. he's an excellent golfer. in in who says otherwise has shanked the truth off into the rough. >> that's the republican convention. of course the democrats have their this week in charlotte. tom foreman will back with us next weekend to check their facts. >>> in writing the book, he may have broken the law. next hour we'll talk about s.e.a.l. team six who has the bngz crying foul. i'm serious, we compare our direct rates side by side to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in
obama doesn't own all of that. much of it is a result of a deal congress reached last year for automatic cuts when lawmakers could not agree on a budget deal and their impact on national security is debated. finally ohio governor john kasich made a crack about joe biden saying the republican vice president claims to be a good golfer. horrors. they ranked 150 golfers in washington and joe biden came in 29th with a 6.3 handicap. he's an excellent golfer. in in who says otherwise has shanked the...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing skin or eyes. tell your doctor about all your medicines, includi
mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if...
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to say the youth are not disappointed in obama is absurd. the youth are coming out and we are going to see them come out on the republican side. they are going to be voting for romney and ryan. >> let's talk about some of the numbers here. young voters did turn out in record numbers in '08 for obama. they preferred him 68 by 30 margin. that's the highest youth vote ever recorded. the colleges he's visiting haven't been as big as they were in '08. should the democrats be fearful of a deenergized base and how do they change it? >> i have to tell you, i talk to politicians across the country. we are not seeing that across our campuses. so many students started school back this week. 200 or 300 people were filling lecture halls excited to engage in the president's campaign. what's so exciting on college campuses is there's a new waive of first time voters that didn't have a chance the first time around and are so excited to be a part of it today. there's an energy that we are continuing to see since the president elected us that we continue to s
to say the youth are not disappointed in obama is absurd. the youth are coming out and we are going to see them come out on the republican side. they are going to be voting for romney and ryan. >> let's talk about some of the numbers here. young voters did turn out in record numbers in '08 for obama. they preferred him 68 by 30 margin. that's the highest youth vote ever recorded. the colleges he's visiting haven't been as big as they were in '08. should the democrats be fearful of a...
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president obama turned it blue in 2008. according to a poll, "the new york times" and cbs news, it shows the president with a slight edge over romney. he's up 49% to 45% over his republican rival. paul steinhauser is in virginia beach, virginia for us. paul, good morning to you. so, a tight race in virginia means residents can see a lot of the candidates in the next few months, right? >> reporter: yeah, they have seen a lot of the candidates. they are going to see a lot more of them. remember president obama when he first had his first rallies in may, the second was here in virginia. no question how important that state is. he was here tuesday before the convention. romney was in norfolk, virginia. he's back today. overall, romney made seven trips here, the president eight trips. they both spent a lot of money. the obama campaign and related groups, the super packs spent almost $12 million on ads. it's a lot of money. what about romney? just under $12 million. they are flooding the air waves here. i tell you, randi, this st
president obama turned it blue in 2008. according to a poll, "the new york times" and cbs news, it shows the president with a slight edge over romney. he's up 49% to 45% over his republican rival. paul steinhauser is in virginia beach, virginia for us. paul, good morning to you. so, a tight race in virginia means residents can see a lot of the candidates in the next few months, right? >> reporter: yeah, they have seen a lot of the candidates. they are going to see a lot more of...
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here's what the obama campaign had to say afterwards. "mitt romney took advantage of complex loopholes and tax shelters only available to those at the top." >> the romney campaign released a letter with numbers from the last 20 years of taxes, no returns, just a summary. basically it said that the romneys owed taxes for the last 20 years and averaged a rate of 20.2% and never paid below 13.66%. let's bring in paul steinhauser. good morning to you. why now? this is a late friday afternoon push out of these documents. what do you make of that? >> yeah, that's the traditional here in washington for so-called friday dump, if you want to hide a story, dump the documents or the news late on a friday because most people are moving ahead to the weekend, you won't get that much coverage. there may be something else here at play. maybe the timing is fortunate for mitt romney. maybe they wanted to get this out now because next week mitt romney i guess you'd call it a restart or buildup again, you're going to see mitt romney back on the campaign a l
here's what the obama campaign had to say afterwards. "mitt romney took advantage of complex loopholes and tax shelters only available to those at the top." >> the romney campaign released a letter with numbers from the last 20 years of taxes, no returns, just a summary. basically it said that the romneys owed taxes for the last 20 years and averaged a rate of 20.2% and never paid below 13.66%. let's bring in paul steinhauser. good morning to you. why now? this is a late friday...
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in 2008 obama only won 41% of them. as we look across the board in the battle ground states and i've been looking at different polls, obama ask moving up with these working class white woman in places like ohio, wisconsin, even florida he's moving up to around 50% of them. that makes the math almost impossible for mitt romney in those states and they are responding largely to the economic message, the bain arguments, the 47 arguments, medicare, taxes. that is where it seems to be doing damage to romney. >> you asked the question would you say you were better off than you were during the 2008 presidential election. 31% thought they were better off. 31% worse off. same, 34%. that same 34%, but how are they lining up? >> this is really interesting. this is the question that republicans want to center the election on. are you better off than you were four years ago. and not surprisingly among the roughly one-third who say they are better off, president obama is prerge dominantly, and the ones who say they're worse off mitt
in 2008 obama only won 41% of them. as we look across the board in the battle ground states and i've been looking at different polls, obama ask moving up with these working class white woman in places like ohio, wisconsin, even florida he's moving up to around 50% of them. that makes the math almost impossible for mitt romney in those states and they are responding largely to the economic message, the bain arguments, the 47 arguments, medicare, taxes. that is where it seems to be doing damage...
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president obama is there today. here is the latest cnn poll. obama leads, but the margin is slim. of course, that could change by november. let's look deeper inside the numbers. republicans asked, are you better off now than you were when barack obama took office? the national unemployment rate was 7.6%. in florida, it was 8.6%. this july, 8.3% nationally, 8.8% in florida. around the midterm elections, 9.8% across the country, 12% in florida. it's positive, the trend. republicans will tell you florida's republican governor, rick scott should get the credit. what does this mean? the outcome in florida is harder to predict. >>> both the presidential candidates are making sure they get their messages out in florida. cnn chief correspondent jessica yellen has more on the convention momentum. >> reporter: president obama is in florida on day two of his post convention visit. the intended message, three and a half years later, he has bipartisan appeal. former governor crist may not have credibility with the state's republicans. expect president obama to continue drawing contrast with go
president obama is there today. here is the latest cnn poll. obama leads, but the margin is slim. of course, that could change by november. let's look deeper inside the numbers. republicans asked, are you better off now than you were when barack obama took office? the national unemployment rate was 7.6%. in florida, it was 8.6%. this july, 8.3% nationally, 8.8% in florida. around the midterm elections, 9.8% across the country, 12% in florida. it's positive, the trend. republicans will tell you...
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mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about? >> so with a collaborator here at harvard, we've been doing psychological experiments to understand how its they politicians manage to evade questions without being detected so we've run a series of these experiments where viewers are randomly assigned to one of three conditions. in one condition they watch a video where a moderator asks a question that say as what will you do about the universal health care problem in the world. the politician said, i'll glad you asked me that. we need universal health care. we then splice out the question, have the moderator a
mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about?...
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right now president obama has a lead there. but mitt romney has said that he is not worried as he puts it. one day, you're up. then the next day you are down. one of the challenges facing the campaigns is getting people to the polls, not just getting them enthusiastic about voting for either of the candidates but actually getting them registered. there are around 37 million americans who are eligible to cast ballots but just aren't registered. it's become a major push for the campaigns to get them on the books. but as our joe johns reports, new state laws are making it much more complicated. >> reporter: in the past two years almost every state in the country has introduced or passed some type of chachlk or restriction to the voting laws. 41 out of the 50 states since the last midterm election. we're talking about all kinds of challenges to the voting laws, for early voting, for voter registration, absentee ballots and some of the most controversial changes of all are to laws requiring voters to show photo identification. 11 st
right now president obama has a lead there. but mitt romney has said that he is not worried as he puts it. one day, you're up. then the next day you are down. one of the challenges facing the campaigns is getting people to the polls, not just getting them enthusiastic about voting for either of the candidates but actually getting them registered. there are around 37 million americans who are eligible to cast ballots but just aren't registered. it's become a major push for the campaigns to get...
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president barack obama is the job creator in chief. say it. >> i'm not going to say that because i still think this is a miserable performance on jobs. we should be creating two to three more times the jobs we are per month. i'll give you the fact they revised upward those economic numbers, but they revised downward the gdp growth number, and even more importantly, the census bureau numbers came out for the increase in incomes in august. there is a hundred-dollar decline in family incomes just over that month, so that means with barack obama this is a g d good. . >> and that's a key point. the jobs replaced are not the ones that were lost p. >>> steven moore, always a pleasure to see you. christine, good to see you. coming up -- listen to this. >> we have the cutest, curvaceos jennifer grandholm. today her personal might read something like this. former governor of nixon seeks someone with job competition. hosts a television show and enjoys speaking at national political conventions. when she comes down, that's it more with noo your mo
president barack obama is the job creator in chief. say it. >> i'm not going to say that because i still think this is a miserable performance on jobs. we should be creating two to three more times the jobs we are per month. i'll give you the fact they revised upward those economic numbers, but they revised downward the gdp growth number, and even more importantly, the census bureau numbers came out for the increase in incomes in august. there is a hundred-dollar decline in family incomes...
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to vote. >> we all know that obama was considered the first facebook president in 2008. will they be using social media this time? >> certainly, you know, both campaigns are using social media. both campaigns are doing a lot of similar things. one thing that's been interesting to hear from president obama himself on this, and everyone who introduces him and everything that goes on around his events, is this early voting and voting by mail. early voting starts in iowa this coming thursday. iowa is an important battleground state. absentee voting has already begun in pennsylvania and new hampshire. states like colorado, florida, nevada, north carolina, so this is something that's a really big part of their get to vote effort. on the romney side, the surrogates, you may not hear romney himself talk about registering to vote. but supporters do it. they make sure that people who requested absentee ballots through those people, constant voter contact that both sides are really doing to try to make sure that they bring, in all those votes. many of them coming before election da
to vote. >> we all know that obama was considered the first facebook president in 2008. will they be using social media this time? >> certainly, you know, both campaigns are using social media. both campaigns are doing a lot of similar things. one thing that's been interesting to hear from president obama himself on this, and everyone who introduces him and everything that goes on around his events, is this early voting and voting by mail. early voting starts in iowa this coming...
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how can obama win. the average incumbent, the true incumbent, not someone who inherited the white house but someone who was elected already wins by an average of about six or seven points. if obama won the election by two or three points, that would be in some ways a tenuous position for an incumbent. but incumbents have run a campaign in a convention before. they'll probably make fewer errors around the margin. experience helps a bit. what incumbents normally do is fundraising. romney's raised a lot of money so far. the incumbency advantage is pretty powerful. >> now let's look at the electoral college and swing states. these are national numbers. when you narrow it down to looking at the places that are going to matter in delivering the magic 270 number, what do you see? >> well, i think ohio stands out first and foremost as being, as it often is, the most important state. you know, that's one state that you would think that if people are voting based on national economic conditions, maybe obama would
how can obama win. the average incumbent, the true incumbent, not someone who inherited the white house but someone who was elected already wins by an average of about six or seven points. if obama won the election by two or three points, that would be in some ways a tenuous position for an incumbent. but incumbents have run a campaign in a convention before. they'll probably make fewer errors around the margin. experience helps a bit. what incumbents normally do is fundraising. romney's raised...
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this is what he told president obama. woodward went on to write that anything had to be done to prevent what would have been a catastrophic default. he also writes that david pluf said if he caves, if the president caves to republicans on this issue it would have long lasting political repercussions and give republicans the upper hand going forward and they would be able to come back to this over and over again and force the president to go along with them. really interested behind the scenes stuff. the president never did have to worry about having to veto that because republicans dropped the demand that the debt ceiling be raised. what the president was trying to avoid was having to have the debt ceiling fight in the middle of this election year. >> a lot of these accounts, some of these were eyewitnessed by bob woodward when he had an opportunity to see some of the dialogue taking place or are a lot of his sources based on an nemity? >> he did interview on the record the president, john boehner and mitch mcconnell and
this is what he told president obama. woodward went on to write that anything had to be done to prevent what would have been a catastrophic default. he also writes that david pluf said if he caves, if the president caves to republicans on this issue it would have long lasting political repercussions and give republicans the upper hand going forward and they would be able to come back to this over and over again and force the president to go along with them. really interested behind the scenes...
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president obama is not insecure. in fact, i think it says a lot about him as well as democrats that they're not even going to bring out president clinton, but president carter. w. was absent during the rnc and the reason why is because they're embarrassed by him. the democrats are not embarrassed by their previous presidents because they're quite proud of a lot of good things they've done when they were in office, but more importantly after office. which gives you more insight into the character of the men. i think what it does is just further illustrate how unified they are in trying to help the country. >> in all fairness, after a president loses, for example jimmy carter back in 1984, he didn't come to the convention either. eventually, they become elder statesmen. they shop up and seven very proud of them. we've seen this story before. either way, will, what do you think about that? is bill clinton the democrats' secret weapon? could his presence highlight problems we're having with the economy right now? >> i th
president obama is not insecure. in fact, i think it says a lot about him as well as democrats that they're not even going to bring out president clinton, but president carter. w. was absent during the rnc and the reason why is because they're embarrassed by him. the democrats are not embarrassed by their previous presidents because they're quite proud of a lot of good things they've done when they were in office, but more importantly after office. which gives you more insight into the...
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obama 50%, romney 43%. florida and virginia the same. obama 49%, romney 44%. if obama takes those three states, that's it. >> if you look at the national polls post both conventions, there seems to be undeniably the up tick for president. if you look at the poll -- 10% more democrats than republicans. they think it's somewhat out of balance they do acknowledge the president is ahead in ohio. you can see this. the president got some bouts. we can argue over how much. and here's the thing for mitt romney with 50 days left you're going into the last 50 days of the campaign. you can change one state. if you're good, z five points is not so much. but if you have to change four or five points in florida, three points here, two points there, then it gets complicated. he needs a national change in the dynamic which means he needs a very strong debate performance. >> there will be three debates and candy you'll be moderating. do those debates really, really change the final few weeks of a campaign? >> they certainly can. sometimes you see that it's already set. but the
obama 50%, romney 43%. florida and virginia the same. obama 49%, romney 44%. if obama takes those three states, that's it. >> if you look at the national polls post both conventions, there seems to be undeniably the up tick for president. if you look at the poll -- 10% more democrats than republicans. they think it's somewhat out of balance they do acknowledge the president is ahead in ohio. you can see this. the president got some bouts. we can argue over how much. and here's the thing...
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president obama making his case right now to voters in the state of florida. he is soon to be walking out on stage there and talking to the folks in west palm beach. it's the second day of the two-day bus tour. jessica yellin is there now. what is the likely message that the president will be delivering to that crowd there? >> reporter: we expect that the president will talk about the jobs message that we have been hearing across the state, drawing contrast between his philosophy and romney's. and again driving home this new attack on the romney/ryan medicare plan. he has unveiled new broad side critiquing the ryan plan, the newest ryan version of the budget unveiling a harvard study that he says shows that future and current seniors will pay more under their medicare plan. this budget we should point out, this analysis is conducted by somebody who used to be an obama campaign adviser and is a democrat. any day that we are focused on medicare is a time we are not focused on jobs and the economy so that is a plus for team obama. >> i wonder if the obama camp ha
president obama making his case right now to voters in the state of florida. he is soon to be walking out on stage there and talking to the folks in west palm beach. it's the second day of the two-day bus tour. jessica yellin is there now. what is the likely message that the president will be delivering to that crowd there? >> reporter: we expect that the president will talk about the jobs message that we have been hearing across the state, drawing contrast between his philosophy and...
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romney promised to lower taxes on small businesses, repeal the obama health care plan, and balance the budget. >> we'll finally have to do something that republicans have spoken about for a long time and for a while we didn't do it. when we had the lead we let people down. we had to make sure we don't let them down this time. i will cut the deficit and get us ontrack to a balanced budget. >> now to president barack obama who spent part of his day at a rally in urbandale, iowa. he launched what he is calling his road to charlotte tour. he took aim at mitt romney's convention speech. >> if you didn't dvr it, let me recap it for you. everything is bad, it's obama's fault, and governor romney is the only one who knows the secrets of creating jobs and growing the economy. >> so as the president starts his road to charlotte tour, the democratic party is putting finishing touches on the convention. it all gets going tuesday. cnn political producer shannon travis is in charlotte, north carolina this afternoon. shannon, are people trickling in already besides the media, such as yourself? >> yea
romney promised to lower taxes on small businesses, repeal the obama health care plan, and balance the budget. >> we'll finally have to do something that republicans have spoken about for a long time and for a while we didn't do it. when we had the lead we let people down. we had to make sure we don't let them down this time. i will cut the deficit and get us ontrack to a balanced budget. >> now to president barack obama who spent part of his day at a rally in urbandale, iowa. he...
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the new poll shows barack obama beating romney by 10 points. >> obama had a pretty good week in the polls in ohio and florida but the real winner this week, the nfl football fans. >> the temps are out. the old referees are back in. and if the referees won, i think nfl fans won. >> now they can stop complaining about the replacement refs and start complaining about the regular refs. >> nfl referees, they had the best week and they're good unlike those replacement refs, but they are bad. maybe
the new poll shows barack obama beating romney by 10 points. >> obama had a pretty good week in the polls in ohio and florida but the real winner this week, the nfl football fans. >> the temps are out. the old referees are back in. and if the referees won, i think nfl fans won. >> now they can stop complaining about the replacement refs and start complaining about the regular refs. >> nfl referees, they had the best week and they're good unlike those replacement refs,...
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i do an obama impression. i would like four more years of employment. >> i do a mitt romney impression. being uncomfortable talking to laborers. i would like to see him win. >> so good. >> you have to do the impressions because you are talking about it. >> i don't think so. >> come on, do it. >> what are do you want to hear? ask me a couple of questions. >> give me a speech and if we have hope and change -- >> that's a speech to me, but let me hear your. >> for we have hope and change, i need your vote. if you feel the empire strikes back was better than jedi, i need your vote. i want sasha and malia to go to bed. >> of all the speeches you saw at the rnc and dnc, which was your favorite? >> i like paul ryan because we were talking about the youth vote and he got the youth vote name dropping ac/dc and led zeppelin. those are the bands kids today are into. i appreciated that. >> you are going to get the use of the blazing blue eyes. >> yours? >> i agree. i thought paul ryan was awesome possum. i was drawn into
i do an obama impression. i would like four more years of employment. >> i do a mitt romney impression. being uncomfortable talking to laborers. i would like to see him win. >> so good. >> you have to do the impressions because you are talking about it. >> i don't think so. >> come on, do it. >> what are do you want to hear? ask me a couple of questions. >> give me a speech and if we have hope and change -- >> that's a speech to me, but let me...
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obama holds his practice sessionings. and ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president during mitt romney's debate preps. >>> the pope's butler went on trial today. he is accused of stealing secret papers from pope benedict xvi and leaking them to an italian journalist. the butler faces a sentence of up to eight years if convicted. >>> a rival band honored florida a&m's suspended band today. halftime of this game is traditionally featuring a battle of the bands. familiaru's band is suspended after last year's hazing death of a drum major. by the way, southern won the game 21-14. >>> 24 hours without your cell phone. could you do it? >> right now, i'm in my own world. i'm disconnected. >> this comedian gave it a shot. >> you're out and about, not in front of a television. you can stay connected to cnn. pull it up on your cell phone or watch it from your computer even at work. just go to cnn.com/tv. ereal the- >>> think about this one. no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right?
obama holds his practice sessionings. and ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president during mitt romney's debate preps. >>> the pope's butler went on trial today. he is accused of stealing secret papers from pope benedict xvi and leaking them to an italian journalist. the butler faces a sentence of up to eight years if convicted. >>> a rival band honored florida a&m's suspended band today. halftime of this game is traditionally featuring a battle of the bands....
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and then senator obama, they had a lot to overcome. and it really was not much of a reaching out or relationship all through 2009 and most of 2010. >> it was all on the golf course? >> what happened was one of obama's political advisors and called clinton advisors and said we want you to do campaign events and they said no. that's not how it works. we have got build a relationship between the two guys. let's get them on the golf course. >> is it better now? >> nobody on either side of this relationship tried to argue to me that these two guys are good friends. sometimes they would argue the opposite. it's a complicated relationship. >> they need each other don't they? >> they do need each other. bill clinton along with michelle obama whose approval ratings are in the 60s. it's a no-brainer to get this guy on his team. >> funny. he furiously denies this. it doesn't mean very much. >> he wouldn't deny it to me. >> two democrats. very, very knowledgeable about this told me that he regularly says that he's going to vote for mitt romney. wh
and then senator obama, they had a lot to overcome. and it really was not much of a reaching out or relationship all through 2009 and most of 2010. >> it was all on the golf course? >> what happened was one of obama's political advisors and called clinton advisors and said we want you to do campaign events and they said no. that's not how it works. we have got build a relationship between the two guys. let's get them on the golf course. >> is it better now? >> nobody on...
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do you want to see him go harder at barack obama? >> well, i have to think that it's been a pretty rough period because everything he says, they attack him and i think he's going to have to get very tough and frankly, he's got to fight fire with fire. they're blaming him for egypt, okay? this is a beauty. they blamed him the other day for egypt. now, egypt's blowing up with a horrible foreign policy that we had, and they actually put the blame on mitt romney. i said what did he have to do with egypt? it really is, it's a nasty campaign and honestly, mitt is going to have to be both very smart, which he is, and very nasty, which frankly, he's not. and he's got to get that way because they are coming at him with all barrels loaded and he's going to have to get that way and very quickly, in my opinion. when i see what happened with, as an example, the memo or the statement he made having to do with libya, and having to do with other things, having to do with egypt, and he's getting blamed for all this, it's incredible. he has nothing to
do you want to see him go harder at barack obama? >> well, i have to think that it's been a pretty rough period because everything he says, they attack him and i think he's going to have to get very tough and frankly, he's got to fight fire with fire. they're blaming him for egypt, okay? this is a beauty. they blamed him the other day for egypt. now, egypt's blowing up with a horrible foreign policy that we had, and they actually put the blame on mitt romney. i said what did he have to do...
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obama revealed. the man, the president right here on cnn. >>> it's a murder mystery that has police from paris to london trying to figure out. the parents are dead but two children narrowly survived. 4g lte has the fastest speeds. so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go to another chart. it doesn't really matter how you present it. it doesn't matter how you present it. verizon. more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company
obama revealed. the man, the president right here on cnn. >>> it's a murder mystery that has police from paris to london trying to figure out. the parents are dead but two children narrowly survived. 4g lte has the fastest speeds. so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ?...
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. >>> mitt romney and president obama both want your vote. as "the rolling stone" song goes, "you can't always get what you want." so whose vote can make it?the >>> let's talk a little politics now and how we divide ourselves when we head into the voting booth. we just saw a republican convention this week that featured a lot of women and minorities speakers. even if the delegates in the hall were heavily white and mostly male. omar ali is a associate professor at the university of north carolina greensboro and ana is here. she is very tired after the republican convention she just told me but we're glad she is here and glad to see both of you. thanks for joining us. republicans know america is changing. the growing number of younger nonwhite voting groups vote heavily for barack obama four years ago and most el white and republican voters won't be around around and not a high percentage of them. can the gop and mitt romney attract more minority voters? >> well, they have got to try. they have got to try because the demographic changes are su
. >>> mitt romney and president obama both want your vote. as "the rolling stone" song goes, "you can't always get what you want." so whose vote can make it?the >>> let's talk a little politics now and how we divide ourselves when we head into the voting booth. we just saw a republican convention this week that featured a lot of women and minorities speakers. even if the delegates in the hall were heavily white and mostly male. omar ali is a associate...
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because we still have 23 million people unemployed. >> the first half year of barack obama obama was just a financial meltdown. brought on by eight years of republican administration. >> let's go back and look at his promises. we can look at his promises from his convention speech four years ago where he said he was going to create more jobs and get the debt down. i think it is very symbolic of something you didn't hear. the national debt reached $16 trillion. that's very substantial. you did not hear the democrats talking about how to get that debt down for our children and grandchildren. >> before we get into the nitty-gritty of broken promises, we did see an extraordinary bit of video in the teddy kennedy tribute which had your guy, mitt romney, apparently saying on the record in a debate he's pro-choice when it comes to abortion. what surprised me is not that he flip-flop on that. we know about that. he was 47 years old. i'm 47 years old. much as i'd love to be a spring chicken, i'm not. i'm a fully rounded adult. is it really conceivable his view just evolved? or is it not more
because we still have 23 million people unemployed. >> the first half year of barack obama obama was just a financial meltdown. brought on by eight years of republican administration. >> let's go back and look at his promises. we can look at his promises from his convention speech four years ago where he said he was going to create more jobs and get the debt down. i think it is very symbolic of something you didn't hear. the national debt reached $16 trillion. that's very...
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obama himself. watch tomorrow night, 8:00 eastern time and pacific on cnn. >>> all eyes will be on the president this week as he delivers his acceptance speech. what will the president say? what should he say? some answers, next. >>> so, what can we expect to hear from president obama at this week's democratic convention? earlier, i posed that question and more to elsie grammarson and will cain, both cnn contributors. i asked since the president can't specifically ask delegates if they were better off than four years ago, what he thought the president would say. >> about nine months ago, i would say, he gave a speech in kansas where he talked about the middle class and he posited the status of the middle class against those of the very wealthy. i think those are themes we'll probably hear from him again. now, i said nine months ago, so that's not a new message. i'll say quickly what he should do is say something along the lines of something you said he shouldn't, are you better off than four years a
obama himself. watch tomorrow night, 8:00 eastern time and pacific on cnn. >>> all eyes will be on the president this week as he delivers his acceptance speech. what will the president say? what should he say? some answers, next. >>> so, what can we expect to hear from president obama at this week's democratic convention? earlier, i posed that question and more to elsie grammarson and will cain, both cnn contributors. i asked since the president can't specifically ask...
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and president barack obama is vowing to bring to justice the killers of u.s. ambassador chris stephens and three others in libya. the four were honored at a memorial in maryland. >> it's tragic, it's so deeply saddening and also makes us awa aware, th though, of the kind o world people like chris and over the years are playing unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> he would not want to be seen as a hero. he would want to be seen as a guy on his team who did his job. >> and did it well. >> and did it well, did it the best he could. >> again lived hglen lived his fullest. he was my brother, but if you asked his friends, he was their brother as well. if the last few days teach us anything, let it be this. that this work and the men and women who risk their lives to do it, are at the heart of what makes america great and good. >> four americans. four patriots. they loved this country. and they chose to serve it and served it well. they didn't simply embrace the american ideals. they lived it. they embodied it. the courage, the hope, and the idealism. tha
and president barack obama is vowing to bring to justice the killers of u.s. ambassador chris stephens and three others in libya. the four were honored at a memorial in maryland. >> it's tragic, it's so deeply saddening and also makes us awa aware, th though, of the kind o world people like chris and over the years are playing unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> he would not want to be seen as a hero. he would want to be seen as a guy on his team who did his job....
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jessica, the latest polls give obama a slight lead in florida. you were actually a local reporter there, so you're pretty familiar with the voters in that part of florida. what does the president need to do to widen that gap? >> reporter: hi, randi. well, i was, and since i was in this local market, the number of hispanic voters here has increased exponentially. and so, one of the goals for the president, no doubt, will be to target his appeal to those hispanic, latino voters. as you know, he passed a version of, used his own power to do his own version of the dream act, has gone over very well with latinos. and also, he has targeted parts of the obama care health care measure, enormously popular among latino voters as well, among democrats, democratic-leaning latino voters. so, those are two ways he can win some of the people in this i-4 corridor. that's exactly where we're traveling in the next two days, across florida from west to east, and this is considered the swing part of florida along this highway, where the most undecided voters live, a
jessica, the latest polls give obama a slight lead in florida. you were actually a local reporter there, so you're pretty familiar with the voters in that part of florida. what does the president need to do to widen that gap? >> reporter: hi, randi. well, i was, and since i was in this local market, the number of hispanic voters here has increased exponentially. and so, one of the goals for the president, no doubt, will be to target his appeal to those hispanic, latino voters. as you...
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as you you mentioned, president obama the first democrat to win virginia since 1964. when mitt romney comes out here, you'll hear a lot about the defense cuts and military spending. because in is a big military crowd down here in this part of virginia. also a lot of retirees, a lot of veterans and defense industry workers. but it's interesting in virginia, the big talk is jobs, jobs, jobs and the unemployment report yesterday, but the unemployment in virginia is only 5.9%. much lower than the national average. i'll send it back to you. >> it's kichd of sdind of diffie whether mitt romney is making his way to the podium there. there's the governor still talk. perhaps he just said something that really excited the crowd there in his introduction of mitt romney. so we'll turn to that as soon as mitt romney walks in for the building there at that museum. so let's go to florida for a moment where president obama has kicked off a two day bus tour. this morning he stuck at a college in st. petersburg near tampa. the president blasted romney's plan saying it's all about tax c
as you you mentioned, president obama the first democrat to win virginia since 1964. when mitt romney comes out here, you'll hear a lot about the defense cuts and military spending. because in is a big military crowd down here in this part of virginia. also a lot of retirees, a lot of veterans and defense industry workers. but it's interesting in virginia, the big talk is jobs, jobs, jobs and the unemployment report yesterday, but the unemployment in virginia is only 5.9%. much lower than the...
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jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now.kis kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now.iss kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now.ss kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now. kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now. kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now. but the white house not taking it for granted. >> reporter: oh, gosh, no. the race is too tight here in the state of 29 electoral votes. could be the decease sif state for which man will win the white house. right you no tw the president campaigning an cross t ining ac corridor where most swing voters live. they're trying to pick up the region's young voters and latino voters andle also a lot of folks who have seen foreclosures and seen the job hard times but did vote for the president last time and he has to try win them back with another four years. >> so this is the first campaign stop since the democratic convention wrapped up thursday nig
jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now.kis kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now.iss kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now.ss kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now. kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now. kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now. but the white house not taking it for granted. >> reporter: oh, gosh, no. the race is...
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obama. he worked for welfare reform and worked with republicans to cut spending and he did not play the kind of political games that president obama is playing. >> i want to review the '90s here, because the '90s described are not the '90s i remember and i was up on capitol hill when president clinton presented a budget that no republican voted for in his first term and there were two government shutdowns because the republicans and the white house could not get together on spending and what a budget should look like and when there was an impeachment process. so this is not some kumbaya time. >> no, it was very tough. >> and very tough time and yet the americans are embracing bill clinton and basically why? >> well, if you are paul ryan you did what i did in the 1990s come up with a serious plan and try to get to a balanced budget and you are invited to a speech where he attacks you publicly, you can't defend yourself. clinton and i fought a lot. the government was shut down twice. we passed
obama. he worked for welfare reform and worked with republicans to cut spending and he did not play the kind of political games that president obama is playing. >> i want to review the '90s here, because the '90s described are not the '90s i remember and i was up on capitol hill when president clinton presented a budget that no republican voted for in his first term and there were two government shutdowns because the republicans and the white house could not get together on spending and...
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president barack obama campaigning hard today in florida, a critical swing state. it is the second day of his bus tour through the sunshine state. in melbourne this morning he took aim at mitt romney's economic plans starting with the republican candidate's proposal to cut taxes for high-income americans. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, gut a few regulations, and then give some more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. tax cuts to improve your love life. >> in about two hours, president obama speaks to voters in west palm beach. we'll bring you those remarks live. >>> mitt romney is spending today off the campaign trail at his home in massachusetts. but during an interview that aired today on nbc's "meet the press," he talk about his plans to balance the budget. >> i'll balance the budget by the end of my second term doing it in the first term would cause, i believe, a dramatic impact on the economy, too dramatic, and therefore the steps i've put in place -- we've put together a plan that lays out
president barack obama campaigning hard today in florida, a critical swing state. it is the second day of his bus tour through the sunshine state. in melbourne this morning he took aim at mitt romney's economic plans starting with the republican candidate's proposal to cut taxes for high-income americans. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, gut a few regulations, and then give some more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds....
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president obama is vulnerable. he's been called a wonderful orator, that he mesmerizes audiences when he speaks. where does romney have to strike h him? >> i think romney has to do what he did in the last two primaries. he needs to come across as presidential, assertive, know his stuff, do his homework, not dodge the questions but rather answer them directly? i think he needs to pivot and put the pressure back on president obama. if he does those things, if we see the mitt romney that we saw in the last two debates in florida, we're going to see a very able and capable candidate. >> we'll be coming back to you, l.z. i think a lot of people are looking forward to these debates because they really want to get clear answers. mitt romney has been speaking to the republicans, president obama to the democrats. let's see what they have to say to the independents who are out there. both of you, thank you so much. we really appreciate it. >>> president obama and will go head-to-head in the first presidential debate wednesda
president obama is vulnerable. he's been called a wonderful orator, that he mesmerizes audiences when he speaks. where does romney have to strike h him? >> i think romney has to do what he did in the last two primaries. he needs to come across as presidential, assertive, know his stuff, do his homework, not dodge the questions but rather answer them directly? i think he needs to pivot and put the pressure back on president obama. if he does those things, if we see the mitt romney that we...
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in his appearance, obama said the romney-ryan claims about obama care were just not true. ryan is back on the campaign trail this morning. he kicked off an event in miami last hour with jeb bush, and then it is on to orlando. >>> florida senator marco rubio had a tough time getting back to washington last night. seems his american airlines flight was delayed, so he used some extra time to tweet about that. he wrote american air says maintenance problem. yet suddenly group of new passengers boarding, holding plane to get connecters on from delayed flight? and then this. delaying flight for maintenance to squeeze connecters from older flight. oldest trick in book. feel bad for crew. #cmonman. someone at the airlines apparently follows him on twitter and tweeted back afterward this. thanks for your patience, marco. we hope you have a great flight. and rubio, by the way, was headed back to washington to vote on a spending measure to fund the government through next march. the measure passed 62-30. >>> it could have been worse, though, for marco rubio. he could have been on ann
in his appearance, obama said the romney-ryan claims about obama care were just not true. ryan is back on the campaign trail this morning. he kicked off an event in miami last hour with jeb bush, and then it is on to orlando. >>> florida senator marco rubio had a tough time getting back to washington last night. seems his american airlines flight was delayed, so he used some extra time to tweet about that. he wrote american air says maintenance problem. yet suddenly group of new...
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in a cnn documentary, obama revealed. the man, the president ch it airs tonight at 8:00 eastern on cnn. 's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you. visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. rr as most of us get ready for picnics and cookouts there is a harsh reality right now for people in the gulf coast. the example is on your tv screen so i encourage you to take a quick look. these are your fellow americans. president obama is heading to louisiana to assess the damage for himself. it has been nearly a week since isaacer to through their homes and communities. they are already in clean up mode, but what a mess. in other areas, believe it or not. thousands of people are still without power, too. >> i have to remove everything from our home. hold is already star
in a cnn documentary, obama revealed. the man, the president ch it airs tonight at 8:00 eastern on cnn. 's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you. visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. rr as most of us get ready for picnics and...
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and obama continues to talk about my dad's personal taxes. these are not things that really matter in the grand scheme of things. they want to use the taxes as a gimmick to continue to hit him over the next few weeks to focus on my dad's taxes. the big issue is the economy. the economy is faltering, sputtering along. obama has had 3 1/2 years to get it turned around and he hasn't. that's the real issue. >> how hard is it to be the son of a guy running for president with all the scrutiny and he's stinking rich? which ever way you dress it up you're very rich people. how hard is that when you get people attacking him for his success and his wealth? >> you know, as tagg pointsed out earlier, this is a game of politics. we're prepared for that. but it is tough. it's tough to see that. we know that he did a great job of making that money. he worked very, very hard to do that. and nothing really -- we don't take anything for granted. we know that there are a lot of people out there that are really struggling. >> i think it's one of the great ironie
and obama continues to talk about my dad's personal taxes. these are not things that really matter in the grand scheme of things. they want to use the taxes as a gimmick to continue to hit him over the next few weeks to focus on my dad's taxes. the big issue is the economy. the economy is faltering, sputtering along. obama has had 3 1/2 years to get it turned around and he hasn't. that's the real issue. >> how hard is it to be the son of a guy running for president with all the scrutiny...
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so the fact that president obama and his campaign and president obama, the person in particular has started to reach out to him over the past couple of years, asking him for advice and asking him for surrogate and sent him on missions is kind of the culmination of that, and the culmination of loving the fact that he is back and wanted and needed and he knows he can deliver it like no one else. >> and how did he set up the president for tonight, maria, because the bar is pretty high. >> absolutely. bill clinton did three things brilliantly last night. the first one is that he was wonky, but he served it up in a colloquial way that everybody could understand it and everything that he was talking about was very relevant to everyday people's live, and the second thing is that in that way, he had a super defense and embrace of the obama accomplishments which is something that frankly a lot of people who said that the obama campaign had been doing this for months, we would not be in this tight race, and the third thing is that he essentially became a surrogate for feeling our pain for the preside
so the fact that president obama and his campaign and president obama, the person in particular has started to reach out to him over the past couple of years, asking him for advice and asking him for surrogate and sent him on missions is kind of the culmination of that, and the culmination of loving the fact that he is back and wanted and needed and he knows he can deliver it like no one else. >> and how did he set up the president for tonight, maria, because the bar is pretty high....
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a lot of his critics say he's a lot like president obama. he's being celebrated and put on this spotlight way too soon. he doesn't have the accomplishments that other politicians in this position should already have. he's got his fair share of critics but he's also won his last election with 82% of the vote. the critics are out there but he's popular in san antonio. >> wow, 82%. thank you for that. no pressure for him. so many people looking for the quote, unquote obama moment for this mayor. we'll look for it and talk about it tomorrow. thank you. >>> a detroit man confesses to shooting four people. two of them die. the suspect then calls the police to surrender and get this, police never show up. you won't believe what the suspect had to do to get arrested. but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning
a lot of his critics say he's a lot like president obama. he's being celebrated and put on this spotlight way too soon. he doesn't have the accomplishments that other politicians in this position should already have. he's got his fair share of critics but he's also won his last election with 82% of the vote. the critics are out there but he's popular in san antonio. >> wow, 82%. thank you for that. no pressure for him. so many people looking for the quote, unquote obama moment for this...
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michelle obama, bill clinton, president obama did a better job making their case, selling their case to the american people. one other thing, though. that 47% remark governor romney made at that fund-raiser back in may that was released just last week, that's breaking through. i was in michigan last week. when you travel the country and talk to people, if you talk to pollsters they say it has hurt governor romney again on that fundamental question, who would best handle the economy and who represents your values. that has hurt. >> gloria, thank you. john king, thanks. >>> we got breaking news ahead on the program. for months, we have been reporting on charities that take your money and then don't deliver on their promises. tonight, the single largest fund-raising company in the world, quadriga art, will now have to answer questions from the u.s. senate about their financials. ome ♪ ♪ to look at [ sighs ] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. available with advanced keyless technology. control everything from your pocket, purse, or
michelle obama, bill clinton, president obama did a better job making their case, selling their case to the american people. one other thing, though. that 47% remark governor romney made at that fund-raiser back in may that was released just last week, that's breaking through. i was in michigan last week. when you travel the country and talk to people, if you talk to pollsters they say it has hurt governor romney again on that fundamental question, who would best handle the economy and who...
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next week president obama will speak to the united nations general assembly. among his topics, the attacks in libya that killed the americans and the instability in the middle east. he will also address former president clinton's global initiative. he will continue his travel visiting the battleground state of ohio. >> i'm paul steinhauser at the cnn political desk. president obama speaks at president clinton's global initiative gathering in new york city. romney and ryan campaign in ohio on monday. >> i'm poppy harlow in new york. looking ahead to the week on wall street, we'll find out just how much the u.s. economy grew in the second quarter this year with the final gdp reading set to be released on thursday. we're also going to get the latest new home sales data and also look at consumer confidence. of course, any economic news these days plays right into the election. meantime, nike and blackberry make a research in motion. both report their quarterly earnings this week. and kraft will be replaced by united health care on the dow. we'll track it all for y
next week president obama will speak to the united nations general assembly. among his topics, the attacks in libya that killed the americans and the instability in the middle east. he will also address former president clinton's global initiative. he will continue his travel visiting the battleground state of ohio. >> i'm paul steinhauser at the cnn political desk. president obama speaks at president clinton's global initiative gathering in new york city. romney and ryan campaign in ohio...
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it was the state that gave president obama -- senator obama his first victory. and he won iowa four years ago in the general election, considered a battleground state. both campaigns really going after it. four years ago goi, 545,000 iowans cast ballots early. and that was almost double what they did eight years prior. so early voting is important in iowa as it is in a bunch of these other states and that's why you're seeing the campaigns really press there not just in october, but now and in august because they knew that a lot of these voters will be casting ballots before the debates. >> when i was a kid, early voting was because you couldn't vote on election day and i know a lot of things have changed. we have cell phones now. but we have really important days coming up on the calendar and i'm speaking of the debates. we learn so much about these candidates. and if you vote early, they don't matter at all. >> exactly. the presidential debate, the first one will be in denver, colorado next wednesday. but by next wednesday, ten states will be voting early. and
it was the state that gave president obama -- senator obama his first victory. and he won iowa four years ago in the general election, considered a battleground state. both campaigns really going after it. four years ago goi, 545,000 iowans cast ballots early. and that was almost double what they did eight years prior. so early voting is important in iowa as it is in a bunch of these other states and that's why you're seeing the campaigns really press there not just in october, but now and in...
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jessica, president obama could win. congress could come back with the same composition that it has now. what does the president do, as i ask, between election day and the end of the year to protect americans from the fiscal cliff? >> well, there's, obviously, two scenarios. but one where he will not extend the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. so, the fiscal cliff is going to be folded in in some way into renegotiating the tax cuts and how they get extended. and i think he'll say it's a no go. i'm fought going to extend the bush tax cuts. so, either we can negotiate it now in these few remaining weeks before christmas or we can face a government shut down. i think there will be a little bit of chicken game playing at the end of the year. and what most people in washington think will likely happen is they'll negotiate some way to say, here's a broad framework for what both sides want, let's work it out next year. we'll see. >> sheila, i kind of think americans are a little dilutional they are about the economic
jessica, president obama could win. congress could come back with the same composition that it has now. what does the president do, as i ask, between election day and the end of the year to protect americans from the fiscal cliff? >> well, there's, obviously, two scenarios. but one where he will not extend the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. so, the fiscal cliff is going to be folded in in some way into renegotiating the tax cuts and how they get extended. and i think he'll...
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a new cnn poll puts president obama's approval at 51%. historically now, september numbers are very telling. so let's just look at this. ooh, look at all these little jolly heads. compared to other presidents -- sorry. compared to other presidents, obama is in pretty good shape. george h.w. bush and jimmy carter who both lost had approval ratings in the high 30s at this time of the year so he's way, way above that. but his 51% is lower than the presidents who went on to win, including clinton with his high watermark of 60% approval in 1986. good to see all of you. ryan, let's start with you. should republicans be afraid, very, very afraid? of the silver-haired fox? >> i think the key thing is, when you're looking at the states where he's campaigning, it's very shrewd. he's campaigning in florida and also campaigning in ohio. when you're looking at a lot of the swing states, they unemployment rates that are below the national average. and actually, even though the job creation has been sluggish, it has been moving on an upward trend, where
a new cnn poll puts president obama's approval at 51%. historically now, september numbers are very telling. so let's just look at this. ooh, look at all these little jolly heads. compared to other presidents -- sorry. compared to other presidents, obama is in pretty good shape. george h.w. bush and jimmy carter who both lost had approval ratings in the high 30s at this time of the year so he's way, way above that. but his 51% is lower than the presidents who went on to win, including clinton...